St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10
Father Stanley Tells His Con-
gregation His Observa-
tionS While Abroad.
A Big Scheme to Facilitate
Lake Transportation Being
Worked Up.
A Man Who Has Seen the
Place Where Lepeps Dwell
Hotel Arrivals.
Sermons Of a Sunday---An
Address on Cooperation
Local News.
THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND.
Rev. Father Stanley Talks of the
Catholic Church Abroad.


Rev. Father Stanley Talks of the
Catholic Church Abroad.
Rev. Father Stanley occupied the pull
pit at the Cathedral yesterday morning
for the first time since his return from
Europe. He preached sermon of un-
usual interest to large congregation.
81 feel extremely happy this morning."
said he, lat being able to stand in the
pulpit of this church again among my
old friends, dear to me by thousand
ties; to feel that l am once more at
home. There is magic in the word
home. and one must go away from home
10 know how dear is the memory, and
return again to know how good it is to
be at home. | am thankful to God that
He has watched over you and me dur
ing the few months we have been Separ-
ated, and that Divine Providence has
given us all this occasion for happiness.
And | wish, this morning, to express,
together with my sense of happiness,
Rny feelings of thankfulneSs to my kind
friends who made it possible for me, by
their generous offering, to go away for
awhile and take that rest that
was somewhat needed and re-
store my wasting strength.
your generosity. | assure you, has been
appreciated, and take thiSopportunity
to return my sincere thanks. This lit
tie vacation has not BEEN without its
beneficial results, and feel, with Gods
blessing, that the vigor attained will be
sufficient to last several years more, so
that we may go on together for the next
ten or fifteen years, doing good work
and extending the kingdom of God in
this place.
a visit to
THE OLD COUNTRY
is always full of lessons, of suggestions
and of instructions to Catholic, and
perhaps still more so to a priest, and it
goes without saying, l learned a good
deal about the affairs of the country
and of the character of the peo-
pie with whom l spent most
of my time. 1t would be
tedious to tell you all saw, but the gen.
eral impression made upon my mind
was this: That the age in which we live
is really becoming Catholic age; that
Catholic ideas are far more prevalent in
all parts than they were few years
ago, and there is every reason to hope
that the world may soon return to
knowledge of the religious truths con-
tanned in that church. This state of
affairs pertains in our own country to-
day. You saw week ago how our citi-
ZenS, regardless of country or creed,
assembled to do honor to a cardinal, in
other words. to do honor to the Catholic
church. A short time before, at an oc-
casiOn destined to become historical,
this same Catholic cardinal offered up
prayer for the preservation of these
. United States. And, in fact, such
z marked change has taken place in these.
latter days that go where you may you
will find existing the utmost cordiality
.:existmg between Catholics and non
Catholics.
THE OLD BUG-A-BOO
of papal interference y n so long
haunted the minds of many, has been
buried. and whenever fanatical ranter
is found who attempts to throw mud
against the Catholic priesthood, he is
deSerVedly treated with silent contempt
No longer does such a one draw
crowded houses to listen to his calum-
MES. That which is true of America Is
very largely true of the other nations of
the world. 4 Catholic priest can now
travel about and meet with cordially
and sociability. The Roman collar of
priesthood no longer repelS. He will.
as general rule, find the people will
ing to discuss the topics of the
day and there is no one more
welcome in railway carriage or on
steamship, than the Catholic priest.
Stories of all kinds used to be told of its
looked upon as being bent on destroy
ing souls instead of saving them. The
church is making progress rapidly,even
in countries like England. There is
not on the face of the earth more
Protestant nation than England. A ma
ton in which a branch of the Protestant
church is established by law. a nation
lin which superhuman efforts have been
made to 0biiterate every trace of CathO-
Hcity. a nation whose traditions for
the pas 500 years have been anti-Catho-
lie, and whose literature has been, and
is still, to great degree tinctured with
Protestant notions. A nation that has
not given to the world a history from
Catholic standpoint. England is rep
resentative Protestant land, to such eX-
tent that, not long ago, to assist at mass
was considered penal offense. How is
1t to-day? There is not village in all
England in which a Catholic church is
not to be found. and where two or three
years ago one priest was assigned to five
OF six villages, to-day there is
PRIEST IN EVERY NOOK
and corner of the land. Catholic
spires rise side by side with Episcopal
spires. The Catholic priest is respected
and he is often invited to assist at pub
lie meetings. The Catholic cardinal is
the man of all men, the most honored
by PrOteStantS and Catholics, and the
word of no man in England carries
with it greater weight than that of
Cardinal Manning, archbishop of West
minister. And though poverty exists, in
measure, among the Catholics of this
land, yet we look with confidence for
the day when the tables shall be
turned and Catholicity will soon take
the place. she once had before the
great rebellion stripped her of her
prestige. In Ireland we find the same
geniality existing between the different
sects, and i'll the ''black NORTH the
Protestant Irishman will shake the
hand of the Catholic priest with as
much warmth as he who has the rich,
mellow brOgue of the South. The old
spirit of bigotry is only to be found
among the booriSh, stupid rabble and
does not exist among the educated or
refined in any part of Ireland. The
Protestant minister and the Catholic
priest will sit down together and dine
together, and all this bodies well for the
Catholic church. 1t is sad, indeed. in
passing through England to see those
grand cathedrals formerly the temples
of Catholics in the hands of those
who do not believe in Catholic
doctrines. 1t is depressing to enter
Westminster Abbey, where the holy
sacrifice of the mass was celebrated for
ages, and see this divine place desecrated
and devoted to the propegations of doc
trines which are not the doctrines
taught by Jesus Christ. 1t is sad to
stand at the tomb of Edward. the saint
and king of England. aud think that
the land over which he ruled should
have fallen away from the faith Rut